Maps, Africa, Count of Maurepas, Bellin, Sierra Leone, Gulf of Guinea, Angola, Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Camerooon, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe,
"Carta de la Costa Occidentale d'Africa dal XII grado di lat. Boreale fino al XI di lat Australe".
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Copper etching by Bellin done according to observations of Barbot, Smith, Marchaise and others. It was published by orders of the Count of Maurepas in 1781. The fine coloring is modern.
Original antique print
A charming and informative map of the east coast of Africa beginning in the north with part of Sierra Leone followed by the other countries on the Gulf of Guinea as far south as Angola. All along the coast are names of the major settelments of the time. In the upper right corner is a key showing the letter which determines whether these settelments are English, Dutch or French. To the right of the decorative cartouche is a small windrose. To the left are the islands of S. Matteo and Ascensione. The language of this map is Italian.
The right margin of this map has a small repaired tear. Vertical fold in the middle and another fold in the right half. The condition is otherwise Almost Very Good.
19.4 x 24.8 cm (7.6 x 9.8 ")
Maps, Africa, Count of Maurepas, Bellin, Sierra Leone, Gulf of Guinea, Angola, Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Camerooon, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe,
LEOS SIERRA
SERRE LICKE
BENIN BIAFARA COSTADSTIDOROTOSTA DEGLI SCHLAFT
Rocha
Cali Paloma
Fernando To
S. TOMMAS Laded Primpe
C delle tre Pante
GOLEO di GUINEA
Equatore
TS. Mattes
CARTA
Ascensione
Limannederale de Ferro
1.S Toumaso
Nota
Enoghi detonas in lat de bea
Navigate
1. Anakese
0. landese
E Francese
Benin
C.Forthona
MALUMBO
C.di LoperConialvo
Fadi Gabon
Camuna
CStaltering Selle Modello Sprite
DELLA COSTA OCCIDENTALE DAFRICA
Dal XII grado di lat. Boreale fino al XI di lat. Australe Tratta dalla Carta Erancese dell' Occcans Occidentale Accrescuta coll osservazioni paracolari di Barket, Senith, Marchaise are Pubblicata d'ordine del CONTE DI MAUREPAS
1781
T Annobon
Salage Kil
Hone di Lamao
Zau Cadrm
Ldi Loanda
C.Ledo